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stop the v.a. backlog and you can save my life. another one, v.a. expects pending cases to grow and pass 1 million by the end of march. mr. president and congress what is your plan. what do you say to the hundreds of veterans who say i'm been sitting here 200 and more days and can't get any help. >> let me use the marine veteran you talked about to be sure we understand what we are addressing here. in mental health we are open for business. they have five years of v.a. health care. >> how long does that take? >> they present themselves with proper identification and they are enrolled and begin treatment. >> that day? >> if it is an emergency condition within 24 hours they will be seen. if it is an initial appointment if we have time to schedule them within two weeks they will be scheduled. >> what do you need, mr. secretary? i don't know a veteran that doesn't speak so highly of you and your service but this is not a lack of caring but a lack of something. does the president need to be involved here? we have a situation where the defense department
stop the v.a. backlog and you can save my life. another one, v.a. expects pending cases to grow and pass 1 million by the end of march. mr. president and congress what is your plan. what do you say to the hundreds of veterans who say i'm been sitting here 200 and more days and can't get any help. >> let me use the marine veteran you talked about to be sure we understand what we are addressing here. in mental health we are open for business. they have five years of v.a. health care....
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v.a. backlog, and we've been asking them on this show for months. tonight, we finally get to ask those questions of somebody who can answer back. it's a big deal. that's the interview tonight, that's ahead. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of "multivitamin" and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for help finding the one that's right for you... like centrum silver. now, buy one, get one half off with balance rewards card. at the corner of happy and healthy. for over 30 years. and it's now the most doctor recommended, the most preferred and the most studied. so when it comes to getting the most out of your multivitamin, the choice is clear. centrum. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s.
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v.a. backlog, and we've been asking them on this show for months. tonight, we finally get to ask those questions of somebody who can answer back. it's a big deal. that's the interview tonight, that's ahead. >>> last week we had the largest number of guests ever at one time on this show. and the number of guests in that segment happens to reflect directly the level of the importance of the topic we discussed with those vets. the group of veterans you met on the show last week are among the many veterans and their families demanding a solution from president obama himself if necessary, to fixing the frustrating backlog of claims at the veterans administration. the annual amount of time for claims to be processed is nine months. for some vets, try 642 days, try 1,099 days. tonight, i am pleased to announce finally somebody from the v.a. has agreed to talk about this. v.a. assistant secretary tommy sowers joins to us talk about how his department plans to fix this mess. [ lane ] do you ever fe
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stop the v.a. backlog and you can save my life. another vet, the v.a. expects pending cases to grow and pass one million by the end of march. mr. president and congress, what is your plan? what do you say to the hundreds and hundreds of veterans going i have been sitting here for 200 and more days and i can't get any help? >> for, again, let me use the marine veteran that you talked about to be sure we understand what we're addressing here. in health care, mental health, we're open for business. they have five years of v.a. health care granted. >> how long does that take? >> they present themselves at one of our facilities with proper identification and they're enrolled and begin treatment. >> that day? >> they begin that day. if it's an emerging condition within 24 hours they'll be seen, with an appointment within two weeks they will be seen. >> what do you need? mr. secretary, i also don't know a veteran who doesn't speak so highly of you and your service. so this is not a lack of caring, but this is a lack of something. a lot of people look at it. do
stop the v.a. backlog and you can save my life. another vet, the v.a. expects pending cases to grow and pass one million by the end of march. mr. president and congress, what is your plan? what do you say to the hundreds and hundreds of veterans going i have been sitting here for 200 and more days and i can't get any help? >> for, again, let me use the marine veteran that you talked about to be sure we understand what we're addressing here. in health care, mental health, we're open for...
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. >> jon: the v.a. still uses paper. i'm a 50-year-old man who still orders his cassette tapes from columbia house and i don't even use paper. today i read a magazine, paid my bills, sent a letter and found a recipe and wiped my ass all without using paper. [cheers and applause] which reminds me -- does remind me, can you wash a kindle? [laughter] [cheers and applause] so what happened? why haven't they modernized the system? >> the efforts to achieve electronic record capability have been limited by long-standing project management, weaknesses, inadequate accountability and poor oversight. >> jon: bureaucratic incompetence, i get it, probably caused by the republicans and the obstruction and underfunding. come on sound bite support my notion. come on. >> you need more people, processors, what do you need? >> in the past four years if you look at our budgets for v.a. a 40% increase 20 our budget at a time when other departments have gone through belt tightening. >> jon: republicans, they made it impossible for the v.a. t
. >> jon: the v.a. still uses paper. i'm a 50-year-old man who still orders his cassette tapes from columbia house and i don't even use paper. today i read a magazine, paid my bills, sent a letter and found a recipe and wiped my ass all without using paper. [cheers and applause] which reminds me -- does remind me, can you wash a kindle? [laughter] [cheers and applause] so what happened? why haven't they modernized the system? >> the efforts to achieve electronic record capability...
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his family is now blaming the v.a. for his death. >> it was the bureaucracy at the v.a. that you say made the last eight years of his life a living hell. >> he fought more with that v.a. than he ever did in vietnam. >> the pile of paperwork tanya says the v.a. made her father fill out, after he said it made multiple mistakes. that advocate paul sullivan for bergman&&moore calls it par for the course. >> no one from the v.a. would talk on camera but in a statement the agency did acknowledge the paperwork has created unprecedented backlog. >> that is why v.a. has become implementing a paperless digital disability claims system. >> the v.a. says it's beginning to address the paperwork problem with the new digital system. what do you say? >> the digital system isn't fully operationm yet. so that is just a fake excuse. >> no veteran should have to wait years and face mountains of paperwork to get a disability benefit from v.a. >> sullivan says anyone who fights for the country should be protected by the country when they come home. >> in hammond, louisiana, douglas kennedy, f
his family is now blaming the v.a. for his death. >> it was the bureaucracy at the v.a. that you say made the last eight years of his life a living hell. >> he fought more with that v.a. than he ever did in vietnam. >> the pile of paperwork tanya says the v.a. made her father fill out, after he said it made multiple mistakes. that advocate paul sullivan for bergman&&moore calls it par for the course. >> no one from the v.a. would talk on camera but in a statement...
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i cannot get the v.a. to call me back so i can file my claim and be part of the backlog because i can't get anybody to respond to me. my mental health deployments take four to five weeks to get scheduled and when scheduled and broke been in the v.a., takes another six weeks to get this. i'm fortunate. i have an amazing family and amazing wife that support mess and gets me through. there's 22 veterans everyday showing the system is not working then killing themselves. that's something we need to stop. again, i'm the fortunate one and there's a backlog that has to be ended. >> paul, let me ask you about the political response thus far. there is nobody in american politics and nobody in the press and comments on this at all who said this is okay, they think they're satisfied with the situation. everybody says something has to be done. we hear that from congress, hear that from the senate and v.a. itself. why are you now calling on president obama personally to get involved? you're calling for a presidential c
i cannot get the v.a. to call me back so i can file my claim and be part of the backlog because i can't get anybody to respond to me. my mental health deployments take four to five weeks to get scheduled and when scheduled and broke been in the v.a., takes another six weeks to get this. i'm fortunate. i have an amazing family and amazing wife that support mess and gets me through. there's 22 veterans everyday showing the system is not working then killing themselves. that's something we need to...
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the v.a. is broken. secretary shinseki pledges that long wait will be greatly reduced within two years. >> i wish i had all these tools four years ago. we would have killed the backlog by now. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of veterans can hardly wait. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> still ahead for us tonight, a history-making power shift for the agents trained to take a bullet for the president and others. tonight, the new woman in charge of the u.s. secret service. >>> later, an extraordinary story of bravery in a very dangerous place where everyday pleasures are often way too rare. >>> we are learning more tonight about the woman president obama has named as the new director of the united states secret service. the first time that post has been held by a woman. secret service agents, of course, are perhaps best known for their role in protecting our presidents, but it is still a sprawling agency with huge responsibilities still recovering from recent scandal. it all goes now to the
the v.a. is broken. secretary shinseki pledges that long wait will be greatly reduced within two years. >> i wish i had all these tools four years ago. we would have killed the backlog by now. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of veterans can hardly wait. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> still ahead for us tonight, a history-making power shift for the agents trained to take a bullet for the president and others. tonight, the new woman in charge of the u.s....
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>> i would want them -- i have been working at the v.a. for over two years now, and there are still things that i learn every single day about it. there's -- you know, there's not a roon for a veteran to be homeless. there's not a reason for a veteran to go without health care. there's not a reason for our veterans not to be in school. furthering his education or working. there's so many opportunities out there just for having been a veteran. you know? the amount of benefits that younger veterans are eligible for, or the ones that haven't seen combat, but aren't making ends meet. there are so many financial elements that the v.a. can provide for every single veteran. i know that we, you know -- we have service members. we get out, and we don't have that -- we don't get the good brief, you know, and there you're going to have over 50 venders there that are going to give each veteran their specific amount of time to tell them, hey, this is what your bets fits could get through us and through us. it's a good thing to go through. >> i would im
>> i would want them -- i have been working at the v.a. for over two years now, and there are still things that i learn every single day about it. there's -- you know, there's not a roon for a veteran to be homeless. there's not a reason for a veteran to go without health care. there's not a reason for our veterans not to be in school. furthering his education or working. there's so many opportunities out there just for having been a veteran. you know? the amount of benefits that younger...
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. >> he fought more with that v.a. than he ever did in vietnam. >> harold phraser is one of nearly 20,000 u.s. veterans who died last year. waiting for the department of veterans affairs to decide on they benefits. >> now a circuit court judge in washington is taking the federal agency to task to make it more difficult for veterans to receive benefits. there was an order thursday. blasting the v.a. for failing to live up to the commitment. he called the action troubling and threatened to pemmize agency officials. it seems that sanctions may be needed to motivate v.n. the future. the judge wrote in 13-page order. hobson from the national organization of veterans advocates. >> there are a lot of veterans whose rights were short-changed. >> the judge came out and ruled in our favor to say v.a. cannot proceed in this fashion and circumventing rights of veterans. >> in a statement the v.a. did not go in to details about the opinion but said it's working with the justice department to form a response. fox news has been cover
. >> he fought more with that v.a. than he ever did in vietnam. >> harold phraser is one of nearly 20,000 u.s. veterans who died last year. waiting for the department of veterans affairs to decide on they benefits. >> now a circuit court judge in washington is taking the federal agency to task to make it more difficult for veterans to receive benefits. there was an order thursday. blasting the v.a. for failing to live up to the commitment. he called the action troubling and...
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that plan is in place. >> the v.a. loves to talk about how they're computerizing this process. >> sreenivasan: glantz says the plans are insufficient and that the system is still buckling under a mountain of paperwork. >> the internal documents we've obtained from the va, they show that as of january, 97% of claims were still on paper. this is after a four year, half billion dollar effort. last august the v.a.s own inspector general found that there were so many paper file folders at the v.a. office in north carolina that it was damaging the structural integrity of the building. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, for some veterans the wait has already taken a toll. did any of you feel like giving up? >> i had moments where i just didn't see an end. i didn't see an end state. there was no i was going to get through this, as far as being able to move forward. i don't think i ever, i was never really going to follow through, but i had my moments where i was in a dark place trying to find, seek resolution. it's hard to talk about
that plan is in place. >> the v.a. loves to talk about how they're computerizing this process. >> sreenivasan: glantz says the plans are insufficient and that the system is still buckling under a mountain of paperwork. >> the internal documents we've obtained from the va, they show that as of january, 97% of claims were still on paper. this is after a four year, half billion dollar effort. last august the v.a.s own inspector general found that there were so many paper file...
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so the v.a. has been trying now for five years -- remember we've had an administration for five years that has pledged help for immediate help for veterans including the same v.a. secretary saying we're going to computerize this because it will make it easier and faster because the complaint from veterans is they have to wait so long. about two-thirds of the million we're talking about have been sitting around for more than 125 days. so the backlog is tremendous. there are a lot of folks on capitol hill or at least some who have voiced real concern that the v.a. actually can get the computerization of the records done by the end of the year. and secretary shinseki says they can, but in the meantime there are myriad of problems in local offices, that kind of thing, but it is the paperwork that seems to be bogging them down. there also seems to be a problem with manpower even though the budget is increased at the v.a., more people have been added to the process. there still does not -- do not seem
so the v.a. has been trying now for five years -- remember we've had an administration for five years that has pledged help for immediate help for veterans including the same v.a. secretary saying we're going to computerize this because it will make it easier and faster because the complaint from veterans is they have to wait so long. about two-thirds of the million we're talking about have been sitting around for more than 125 days. so the backlog is tremendous. there are a lot of folks on...
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the v.a. they have hired 3,000 new claims adjustors since 2000 to deal with the backlog. what we found in their own internal documents they've only added 300 people. well people left. so there is super fudge that goes in to the math. >> michael: the numbers are not adding up here. if we had more claim adjustors wouldn't be getting through the claims. >> it just hasn't actually happened. the government is not telling the whole truth. >> michael: let's keep going. i mentioned this at the top. the v.a. expects the backlog to grow and pass 1 million by the end of this month. tell me what that means? >> well, what is depressing about this is when president obama was elected we already had this problem. he referred to it as a broken v.a. bureaucracy. this is when he was senator obama, and he pledged all the reforms we're talking about. at that time there were 400,000 veteran who is had been waiting on their disability claims. now as you say we're up to almost 1 million veterans. afghanistan, vietnam
the v.a. they have hired 3,000 new claims adjustors since 2000 to deal with the backlog. what we found in their own internal documents they've only added 300 people. well people left. so there is super fudge that goes in to the math. >> michael: the numbers are not adding up here. if we had more claim adjustors wouldn't be getting through the claims. >> it just hasn't actually happened. the government is not telling the whole truth. >> michael: let's keep going. i mentioned...
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but life became more difficult as v.a. delays in processing his benefits put hunt under financial stress along with his depression. >> selke: he's wracking up credit card debt to try to cover things until that starts coming in. it's... it's a very... >> pitts: that must have frustrated him. >> selke: it was very frustrating. >> pitts: hunt found an outlet for his frustration riding a bicycle, and through the v.a., he met pro cyclist john wordin. when hunt's depression hit a new low in the fall of 2010, he dropped out of college. that's when wordin took hunt in to live with him and his family. >> john wordin: he was the darkest of the dark. you could look in his eyes and you could see that hopelessness. >> pitts: could he ever articulate what it was exactly? >> wordin: he would always say, "you know what, john? i don't feel like being here anymore." >> pitts: meaning? >> wordin: he should've been killed in iraq with his buddies. all you guys in the back, you got to come forward! >> pitts: wordin has worked with people like
but life became more difficult as v.a. delays in processing his benefits put hunt under financial stress along with his depression. >> selke: he's wracking up credit card debt to try to cover things until that starts coming in. it's... it's a very... >> pitts: that must have frustrated him. >> selke: it was very frustrating. >> pitts: hunt found an outlet for his frustration riding a bicycle, and through the v.a., he met pro cyclist john wordin. when hunt's depression...
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about how difficult it is for vet raps to get v.a. benefi benefits -- veterans to get v.a. benefits. last week, they crashed with richard burrr over the report over the agent performance. house hearing on the claims processing is scheduled tomorrow. updated v.a. statistks say there are 862,000 claims pending and the wait time is 273 days. pope francis urged his flock to protect the environment, the weak and the poor in today's installation mass at the vatican. seep your foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg has highlights from rome. >> did a couple of laps at st. peter's square and got out with a disabled man in with crowd of 200,000 people. then there was a homily. >> let us never forget, that authentic power is service. and that the pope when exercising power also must enter ever more boldly in that service, which has the raidient culmination on the cross. >> the feast day of st. joseph, the new pope hit hard on the scene, protecting and looking after others. >> i think the pope saying also tenderness is not weakness, which is great. meaning saying it's good to have a
about how difficult it is for vet raps to get v.a. benefi benefits -- veterans to get v.a. benefits. last week, they crashed with richard burrr over the report over the agent performance. house hearing on the claims processing is scheduled tomorrow. updated v.a. statistks say there are 862,000 claims pending and the wait time is 273 days. pope francis urged his flock to protect the environment, the weak and the poor in today's installation mass at the vatican. seep your foreign affairs...
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so who is where does the blame why i mean is it the v.a. is it just not treating mental health properly because of course we know almost all homeless people suffer from some sort of mental health disability or maybe not almost all but a lot so where do we really place the blame here well there is lots of blame and so that blame can be spread around and i would be the first one to say that people like me advocates for the homeless certainly deserve a lot of blame we have been promising for decades that we are going to end this problem the federal government needs to be hard at blame they are putting forth just about ten percent of the amount of money that we need so that's just an amount of money that we need to manage the problem but not to end the problem if you manage a problem long enough just like taking a small amount of medicine you become treatment resistant so what's happening is the federal government is funding it to such a small degree that we actually have a whole generation of people and providers and services that are diverse
so who is where does the blame why i mean is it the v.a. is it just not treating mental health properly because of course we know almost all homeless people suffer from some sort of mental health disability or maybe not almost all but a lot so where do we really place the blame here well there is lots of blame and so that blame can be spread around and i would be the first one to say that people like me advocates for the homeless certainly deserve a lot of blame we have been promising for...
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so who is where does the blame why i mean is it the v.a. is it just not treating mental health properly because of course we know almost all homeless people suffer from some sort of mental health disability or maybe not almost all but a lot so where do we really place the blame here well there is lots of blame and so that blame can be spread around and i would be the first one to say that people like me advocates for the homeless certainly deserve a lot of blame we have been promising for decades that we are going to end this problem the federal government needs to be hard at blame they are putting forth just about ten percent of the amount of money that we need so that's just an amount of money that we need to manage the problem but not to end the problem if you manage a problem long enough just like taking a small amount of medicine you become treatment resistant so what's happening is the federal government is funding it to such a small degree that we actually have a whole generation of people and providers and services that are diverse
so who is where does the blame why i mean is it the v.a. is it just not treating mental health properly because of course we know almost all homeless people suffer from some sort of mental health disability or maybe not almost all but a lot so where do we really place the blame here well there is lots of blame and so that blame can be spread around and i would be the first one to say that people like me advocates for the homeless certainly deserve a lot of blame we have been promising for...
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i want to see the new v.a. directory. it's an important position. thank you, michael hastings and paul rieckhoff as always. we'll be right back after this. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ full of beautiful highlights and lowlights. that's why nice'n easy builds dimension into every shade. so here's a challenge: love the gorgeous dimension of nice'n easy or we'll pay for a salon color. take the salon challenge, from nice'n easy. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it
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the v.a. told me to basically get lost. >> 100,000 others were told agent orange wasn't the problem. many were sent to psychiatrists, were told it was all in their heads. >> the rage is incomprehensible. it goes beyond rage. it's betrayal. >> some studies blamed agent orange for 27 diseases, several fatal. >> catch-22. you can't receive benefits for agent orange poisoning until you're dying. by the time you get the check, you're dead. >> nearly 40 years later, the number of disability claimed for vietnam veterans continues to mount even as new claims come in for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. many vets are left waiting years for help. their wars are over, but the fight continues. more on this and what this country must do when we come back. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty
the v.a. told me to basically get lost. >> 100,000 others were told agent orange wasn't the problem. many were sent to psychiatrists, were told it was all in their heads. >> the rage is incomprehensible. it goes beyond rage. it's betrayal. >> some studies blamed agent orange for 27 diseases, several fatal. >> catch-22. you can't receive benefits for agent orange poisoning until you're dying. by the time you get the check, you're dead. >> nearly 40 years later, the...
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and what you need then is an activist v.a. secretary out there saying the vast majority of our kids coming home have tremendous skills, are really hard workers, would make great employees. he hasn't been that advocate for this generation. my feeling is this disability claim's backlog is a symbolic issue. first of all, we should distinguish that if you are an iraq or afghanistan veteran and you have a medical problem right now. if you are suffering from post traumatic stress, you can go to a hospital and get treated immediately or wait -- >> schedule an appointment. >> schedule an appointment. >> doesn't mean you'll be seen immediately. >> yes. >> but disability seems to me to be a no-brainer. i mean, and the question is why haven't they been able to straighten out this simple problem? why haven't they been able to straighten out the problem of moving medical records from the department of defense to the v.a.? it just seems that this is, you know, a back water for this administration. >> a lot of people will be shocked to hear
and what you need then is an activist v.a. secretary out there saying the vast majority of our kids coming home have tremendous skills, are really hard workers, would make great employees. he hasn't been that advocate for this generation. my feeling is this disability claim's backlog is a symbolic issue. first of all, we should distinguish that if you are an iraq or afghanistan veteran and you have a medical problem right now. if you are suffering from post traumatic stress, you can go to a...
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by the way, i want to see the new v.a. director is. that's an important position. thank you, michael hastings and paul rieckhoff as always. we'll be right back after this. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. be
by the way, i want to see the new v.a. director is. that's an important position. thank you, michael hastings and paul rieckhoff as always. we'll be right back after this. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before....
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then from their unit and then from the v.a. endless amounts of retriggerring of trauma, callous behavior, cruelty by the veteran affairs. >> john: it's appalling that they're victimized twice the second time being publicly shamed. you've brought forth damaging revelations, before we leave do you feel that the committee did seem to be going in a positive direction? did you leave feeling more hope for this? >> i left feeling more optimistic but we have our work cut out for us. this is the first time that they seriously discussed the reform, actually reviving uniform code of military justice instead of laws that governor justice in the military. removing authority all together from commanders and giving them to prosecutors, which is what the recommendation has been for quite some time. and that is perceived by the military as huge step that is unreasonable. but from the perspective of the victim and advocate it is a straightforward recommendation. it's one that our common law allied countries have taken to improve sexual cases in
then from their unit and then from the v.a. endless amounts of retriggerring of trauma, callous behavior, cruelty by the veteran affairs. >> john: it's appalling that they're victimized twice the second time being publicly shamed. you've brought forth damaging revelations, before we leave do you feel that the committee did seem to be going in a positive direction? did you leave feeling more hope for this? >> i left feeling more optimistic but we have our work cut out for us. this is...
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v.a. what they were putting into the war. >> reporter: a new study by the institute of medicine shows the federal government can't keep up with the needs of more than 2 million americans who served overseas since 9/11. >> these people have volunteered for this service. there's an inherent commit of society to take care of them. if they have been, unfortunately, wounded in action, either mentally or physically, and we're basically going to be taking care of some of these people until, you know, until the day they die. >> reporter: the pentagon plans a careful look at the study's key findings and says it will work with the veteran's administration to provide a response to congress by june. v.a. officials say they have a plan to fix the backlog. >> our commitment is, we're going to end the backlog in 2015. this has been decades in the making. ten years of war. >>> but 2015 is a long way away. >> to me two years of waiting is two years without treatment. imagine you had a debilitating injury a
v.a. what they were putting into the war. >> reporter: a new study by the institute of medicine shows the federal government can't keep up with the needs of more than 2 million americans who served overseas since 9/11. >> these people have volunteered for this service. there's an inherent commit of society to take care of them. if they have been, unfortunately, wounded in action, either mentally or physically, and we're basically going to be taking care of some of these people...
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the v.a. inspector general find the payment error rate jumped 25% in 2012. the agency blames a decentralized antiquated accounting system for the mistakes. the v.a. has been unable to reduce a backlog of claims. 68% of veterans fined for disability have the claims pending for longer than 125 days. the ncaa basketball tournament begips this week. work-place activity and pro activity has taken a hit thanks to filling out the brackets. survey by teen viewer finds 74 president of americans say they admit they will be distracted from the work because of the ncaa tourney. challenger gray and christmas that comes out with a report on this subject every year estimates 3 million people will watch or follow the games between 1 and 3 hours in the thursday and friday contest. that amounts to employers losing $134 million in productivity over that particular period. but your boss isn't the only one taking the hit. pre-game.com estimates $12 billion will be spent on gambling. $3 billion with a "b" of which
the v.a. inspector general find the payment error rate jumped 25% in 2012. the agency blames a decentralized antiquated accounting system for the mistakes. the v.a. has been unable to reduce a backlog of claims. 68% of veterans fined for disability have the claims pending for longer than 125 days. the ncaa basketball tournament begips this week. work-place activity and pro activity has taken a hit thanks to filling out the brackets. survey by teen viewer finds 74 president of americans say they...
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if we purchased drugs like we do in the v.a. or medicare, we would save taxpayers $156 billion a year. right now in medicare if we buy a certain drug, and buy that same drug in the medicaid or v.a. program, we would pay 60% less. so we're buying wholesale and paying retail. and obviously that makes no sense. it's a legacy of the law that was jammed through by tom delay known as the hammer when it was made illegal for the government to negotiate full-price discounts in the medicare program. no capitalist would do that. they would pay wholesale if buying wholesale. >> john: congressman peter welsh, i would have to say that particular plan would upset big farm ma, but you could take that on yourself and win. thank you for your time your service, and your very promising new bill. >> john: also joining us tonight to unpack the budget battle for "newsweek" the one and only michael tomas tomasky. welcome. >> thank you. >> john: if the president leads were behind, he's criticized. if he stays at home, they a they say the guy's not leadi
if we purchased drugs like we do in the v.a. or medicare, we would save taxpayers $156 billion a year. right now in medicare if we buy a certain drug, and buy that same drug in the medicaid or v.a. program, we would pay 60% less. so we're buying wholesale and paying retail. and obviously that makes no sense. it's a legacy of the law that was jammed through by tom delay known as the hammer when it was made illegal for the government to negotiate full-price discounts in the medicare program. no...
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however, i will not be eligible for social security or v.a. benefits, and i will not be able be buried next to charlie in the veterans cemetery here in new hampshire. in fact, panetta's announcement didn't touch the issues of va benefits, social security, and health care for gale spouses. those were not included in the benefits extended under that announcement. i have since applied for a v.a. and social security and been turned down due to doma. and how hurtful was that that this happened on the heels of charlie's passing, know they knew full well of charlie's valiant battle? >> yes, it was hurtful, however, it gives me hope. charlie and i knew that this was possible that our family would be left out of whatever decision was made in the long run, if she passed away before a decision was made. so, you know, in the end, even if something is not extended to me, the important part of our fight really is that other families across the nation will be recognized ultimately, receive benefits in recognition that is due to them as soldiers who put their
however, i will not be eligible for social security or v.a. benefits, and i will not be able be buried next to charlie in the veterans cemetery here in new hampshire. in fact, panetta's announcement didn't touch the issues of va benefits, social security, and health care for gale spouses. those were not included in the benefits extended under that announcement. i have since applied for a v.a. and social security and been turned down due to doma. and how hurtful was that that this happened on...
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from the court order v.a. veteran affairs conduct has potentially armed not just plaintiff, nova, national organization of veteran advocates but the very individuals it represents. the v.a. is tasked with the system to stay on the story. president obama's mission of peace featured a lot of talk about war. we will get reaction from the trip from the fox all-stars when we return. along the way. this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking
from the court order v.a. veteran affairs conduct has potentially armed not just plaintiff, nova, national organization of veteran advocates but the very individuals it represents. the v.a. is tasked with the system to stay on the story. president obama's mission of peace featured a lot of talk about war. we will get reaction from the trip from the fox all-stars when we return. along the way. this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk...
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the v.a. says, quote, federal law safeguarded the confidentiality do not authorize v.a. mental health members to comply with this state law. under the supremacy clause of the u.s. constitution, federal laws take precedence over conflicting state and local laws. some veterans groups fear that vets could be unfairly stigma advertised and doctors could take action without sharing the confidential information. jesse duff is a form gunnery soldier who is now with concerned veterans for america. >> most often veterans are very nervous about reporting medical issues if they don't feel there will be a confidentiality. so anybody who had experienced any type of trauma or has emotional or mental issues based on their experiences in combat or even while serving on active duty may be very reluctant or hesitant to get the help or assistance that they need. >> and it's not just veterans groups. other mental health experts worry about equating mental illness with violence and say people should be encouraged to speak treatment, instead of adding extra complications that could potentiall
the v.a. says, quote, federal law safeguarded the confidentiality do not authorize v.a. mental health members to comply with this state law. under the supremacy clause of the u.s. constitution, federal laws take precedence over conflicting state and local laws. some veterans groups fear that vets could be unfairly stigma advertised and doctors could take action without sharing the confidential information. jesse duff is a form gunnery soldier who is now with concerned veterans for america....
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that's what's happening right now with the v.a. being stuck in reverse. >> eugene, the unemployment rate among veterans is 9.4%. 203,000 of them were looking for jobs last month. one in ten of our vets is looking for a job. >> unconscionable is the word. and it's something that you, that theoretically both parties agree on, you know, it makes everybody feel good as rachel said. to express our concern about the veterans. but it doesn't translate into policy. and guess what, look at the budgets that are coming out. it's not going to translate into policy. unless, unless things change. >> rachel, before we go, i want to talk about sort of how the republican party has changed, we just have a lot of sound from cpac, talking a lot about rand paul. we've spent the last couple of weeks saying in terms of the drone program in terms of stand with rand. how the republican party has sort of a cleave and there's a wing of it has decidedly against military intervention. that is in contrast to national security hawks like john mccain and lindsay
that's what's happening right now with the v.a. being stuck in reverse. >> eugene, the unemployment rate among veterans is 9.4%. 203,000 of them were looking for jobs last month. one in ten of our vets is looking for a job. >> unconscionable is the word. and it's something that you, that theoretically both parties agree on, you know, it makes everybody feel good as rachel said. to express our concern about the veterans. but it doesn't translate into policy. and guess what, look at...
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and milcon v.a. bills, we are able to establish a baseline for the department to act upon as opposed to having them rely on fiscal year 2012 priorities. this bill aligns the appropriations accounts for the department of defense and the milcon and v.a. to better reflect the fiscal year 2013 execution rather than the fiscal year 2012 levels carried forward in the c.r. mr. speaker, this legislation operates under the caps of the budget control act of 2011 as modified by the american taxpayer relief act of 2012. there are across-the-board reductions in security and nonsecurity spending to reach the caps of it one trillion, 43 billion. additionally there is a provision that assures the funding will be reduced to the post sequester level of $982 billion in total spending. a reduction of $85 billion in overall federal spending for fiscal year 2013. finally, mr. speaker, i want to spend a moment discussing the anomalies in the bill. let me assure my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that none of the anom
and milcon v.a. bills, we are able to establish a baseline for the department to act upon as opposed to having them rely on fiscal year 2012 priorities. this bill aligns the appropriations accounts for the department of defense and the milcon and v.a. to better reflect the fiscal year 2013 execution rather than the fiscal year 2012 levels carried forward in the c.r. mr. speaker, this legislation operates under the caps of the budget control act of 2011 as modified by the american taxpayer...
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when you got that job, according to the v.a. course, consider at it food in the door and make yourself useful to the people doing the work you've whatnot to do, and some day a task will come and somebody will be on a project or on vacation or sick and they'll look at you and say, what the heck, he knows how to bring us coffee, how to rip copy of off the machine. give the kid a break. i followed that to a t and it worked for me. and he talks about how he moved from copy boy to semi reporter at the u.n. burrough, to covering the women's page, to night rewrite to finally being sent to washington as a regional correspondent. that is, covering new york, new jersey, and connecticut. and then finally moving over to cover -- to be part of the bureau where he covered congress. so that had taken 40 years, 20 years in new york, 20 years here. and then he said, i left the times because a new york finance year asked me to start a up in to cover capitol hill. i turned him down and he kept coming back. fortunately i told him, yes, i'm interest
when you got that job, according to the v.a. course, consider at it food in the door and make yourself useful to the people doing the work you've whatnot to do, and some day a task will come and somebody will be on a project or on vacation or sick and they'll look at you and say, what the heck, he knows how to bring us coffee, how to rip copy of off the machine. give the kid a break. i followed that to a t and it worked for me. and he talks about how he moved from copy boy to semi reporter at...
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the v.a. has a backlog for these benefits that is unbelievable. i don't know if anyone saw it today but in "the daily baste" put out a report on the v.a. backlog. it is much worse than we thought it was. we say that veterans on afghanistan and iraq are waiting 300 days in most areas it is closer to 600. we're nowhere near where we need to be to care for the men and women that have been sacrificing over the last 12 years. i can't believe that this is even on the table. i can't believe we're talking about this. what we're seeing is -- what veterans are seeing is that the government is failing them every single day. every single day the care and services four veterans -- we're failing. so they say that times are tough and we all need to sacrifice and we're going to cut your benefits. it is a punch in the face and it is not acceptable. tell it to the guy that has done three tours in afghanistan. who can't get a mental health appointment within 50 days at the v.a. tell that to the families who have lost family members to suicide. you can't pull water o
the v.a. has a backlog for these benefits that is unbelievable. i don't know if anyone saw it today but in "the daily baste" put out a report on the v.a. backlog. it is much worse than we thought it was. we say that veterans on afghanistan and iraq are waiting 300 days in most areas it is closer to 600. we're nowhere near where we need to be to care for the men and women that have been sacrificing over the last 12 years. i can't believe that this is even on the table. i can't believe...
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and that's the v.a. but in order to be certified, you've got to get the military to give you information. you have to get social security to give you information. you've got to get doctors' information. and in the meantime, somebody who's lost a leg, somebody who's lost an eye, somebody who's lost so much time fighting a war, and we ask too much from too few for so long are there waiting for their benefit. so we've got to go digital. we've got to go digital. if we're going to run government like a business, let's give them the standard business tools. that means going technology. so i really want to thank the senator from south dakota and his republican vice chair for many of the good things that you've done in this bill, many of the good things. but for me, what is nearest and dearest to me is two things: increased funding to deal with the claims process. and also advanced funding for v.a. medical so that whatever we're doing here, those veterans get the health care they were promised, that they need, a
and that's the v.a. but in order to be certified, you've got to get the military to give you information. you have to get social security to give you information. you've got to get doctors' information. and in the meantime, somebody who's lost a leg, somebody who's lost an eye, somebody who's lost so much time fighting a war, and we ask too much from too few for so long are there waiting for their benefit. so we've got to go digital. we've got to go digital. if we're going to run government...
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he's ended the iraq war, but he can't end the v.a. paperwork backlog. right now 97% of v.a. disability claims are on paper. in the year 2013, 97% are still on paper. this is a story this week that really needs to be told. how the men and women have come home from iraq and afghanistan and deserve our support but are being denied it. >> there are efforts to help military families i believe headed up by dr. jill biden and michelle obama is that at all helping? what are we talking about here? >> it is helping. we've made progress around veterans unemployment, still too high. and we expect it will continue to go up with sequester now, with more and more people coming home. and i think that's been a good jump start. the first lady's brought a lot of corporate attention on the issue. but there are other issues, as well. we've got a sky high suicide rate that's really out of control and no one can seem to get a handle on it. almost every single one of the dozens of veterans here in washington personally knows someone who has committed suicide. we're losing more soldiers to suicide t
he's ended the iraq war, but he can't end the v.a. paperwork backlog. right now 97% of v.a. disability claims are on paper. in the year 2013, 97% are still on paper. this is a story this week that really needs to be told. how the men and women have come home from iraq and afghanistan and deserve our support but are being denied it. >> there are efforts to help military families i believe headed up by dr. jill biden and michelle obama is that at all helping? what are we talking about here?...
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will tell you that the so-called treatment they are receiving from mental health on base or from the v.a. made their situation actually much worse wow that's really sad commentary the general said that it's selfish to take your own life i guess when you can't live with things that you've done or seen as a services weren't limited enough for returning vets and michael last year there was a cut to the g.i. bill and this year the sequester is cutting even more with tradition isn't i mean can you go over what these cuts will do and how detrimental they really are. sure well the tuition assistance was a very significant thing because as we know most people who join the u.s. military today come from very poor working class backgrounds people who dream of an education but have no access to an education people who want access to benefits like health care and housing and job training and so there's a lot of recruiters exploit this economic draw to get young people into the military straight from high school tuition assistance was this program that is a major point for recruiters getting people in
will tell you that the so-called treatment they are receiving from mental health on base or from the v.a. made their situation actually much worse wow that's really sad commentary the general said that it's selfish to take your own life i guess when you can't live with things that you've done or seen as a services weren't limited enough for returning vets and michael last year there was a cut to the g.i. bill and this year the sequester is cutting even more with tradition isn't i mean can you...
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the v.a. office in oakland which provides services in terms of filing and processing disability claims for veterans has the third worst record in the country. and i have been beating the drum for the last year trying to get them to clean up their act. we are having our second fix-it meeting, a town hall for veterans for the region to come on april 19th to the war memorial building here in san francisco, and we're going to have the veterans administration there with case workers to help veterans with their specific cases, and also a town hall so we can hear from them, will also have some employers who are anxious to hire veterans. and that's an important component. and i continue to feel that their disability claims are the difference between some of them being homeless, and some of them taking their lives or being able to move forward with their lives. so it's very important that we resolve these claims expeditiously. >> now you had people lined up around the block, didn't you? >> we did. past
the v.a. office in oakland which provides services in terms of filing and processing disability claims for veterans has the third worst record in the country. and i have been beating the drum for the last year trying to get them to clean up their act. we are having our second fix-it meeting, a town hall for veterans for the region to come on april 19th to the war memorial building here in san francisco, and we're going to have the veterans administration there with case workers to help veterans...
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fisher house in the city of chicago, near heinz v.a. hospital is a beautiful home, a place where families who have a loved one who is going through surgery or rehabilitation at the heinz v.a. hospital are given a chance to stay overnight. they don't have to pay for a hotel room, and they are treated like royalty, as they should be. these are military families. mothers and fathers, spouses and children who are treated like royalty at this fisher house while they're waiting for their loved one to finish the treatment, the surgery that they need to come back home. why wouldn't we do that? why wouldn't we provide that kind of service? and the fisher house facilities are largely built by charitable contribution, donations from everybody. so to give to the department of defense the ability to transfer up to $4 million a year -- $4 million -- to the fisher house, why of course we want to do that. across america they do such extraordinary things. and in terms of the red cross grants, here's what the red cross does, and every member of congress
fisher house in the city of chicago, near heinz v.a. hospital is a beautiful home, a place where families who have a loved one who is going through surgery or rehabilitation at the heinz v.a. hospital are given a chance to stay overnight. they don't have to pay for a hotel room, and they are treated like royalty, as they should be. these are military families. mothers and fathers, spouses and children who are treated like royalty at this fisher house while they're waiting for their loved one to...